The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-23
new ENGLAND news.


the Worcester luuatic aylum for a public
park free OF expense paid tho state.
The Newport and New York Rapid
Transit company have been Incorporated.
The Collinsvills wooden mills at Dracut
have shut down indefinitely for lack of
orders.
A successful experiment with petroleum
for fuel hos just been completed on an en-"
gno Of the Providence & Boston road. lu-
stead Of shovellmg coal tho fireman has to
control the supply of petroleum by means of
two valves. 1t is estimated that the cost Of
fuel from Boston to Providence is 81.
Tho Boston Herald suggests that the proper
use OF the fork DO added to kindergarten
curricula.
A mass meeting has been held in Worces,
ter to protest against building postotlicc
On the Common.
Mrs. Potter of Marlboro, Mass, is in jai
on charge of selling mortsaged property.
Miss Ada Griflia Of Montville, Me-, whose
parents opposed her marriage, attemp ed
suicide with paris green; recovery doubtful
Tho Salvation Army of America is in
camp at The Weirs n. Fl.
Charles Buchanan, aged Is years, in at
tempting to jump from moving train at
Braytonville, Mass, broke his arm and re>
ceived internal injuries that will prove / ,tal.
Arthur B. Flanders, pupil in the Pierce
school, Dover, n H.. aged years, has on
tered suit for 5000 through his father
against Miss Laura A. Hayes for alleged
damages for injuries received by unneces-
sary corporal punishment.
The pay train on the Nav York & New
England road killed Joseph Smalley and
wife at Stormville, near Brewsters CT. The
woman ran on the track and turned her
back TO the train. In the attempt to save
his wife Smalley was also killed. A few
minutes before the accident the two were
seen drinking from bottle of viii key.
The Woonsocket Mass Agricultural So,
cicty has voted to pay Frank Hayden the
premium won by Lulu II. at a race last fall
Payment was refused on the ground that tho
horse had made record previously under
another name. Hayden brought suit az aims
the society and lost The society now volun-
teers TO pay it.
Mr.. II. W. Clarke, father of Lieut. Clarke,
whose Sudden death by shooting on board
the U. S. S Iroquois at Panama last month
has caused much interest, maintains that his
son was murdered.
The exports OF 1.-Two stock and dres cd meat $
per steamships from the port of Boston for
the foreign markets for the ek ending
June IS, were 1921 cattle and ZIG quarters
of b eff.
| Thomas Walker OF Taunton, who was ar
rested for stealing meal bags from an Cd
| Colony freight car, was sentenced for RIM
to hang hims If at the Central police station,
| but did not succeed, owing to the interven,
ton Of the officers.
Hyde Park, Mass, is stringing wires fol-
electric lights.
The S,S5 Old Colony train was delayed 5;
minutes by striking n COW.
E. Mclean, while fixing wire on the Bos
ton & Lowell road, was struck by train
Injuries not considered serious.
James B. Morrow. an insane patient wht
escaped from the Maine asylum went to his
home. He killed his wife's brother with {
club, and all hut killed his wife by stonin.
her. He was finally secured after hare
struggle.
jeremiah Reardon ha, been fount
drowned off North ferry slip, Boston.
Daniel o ConneH of Stamford, Vt, Will.
looking for cattle, accompanied by his dog
was attacked by n large bear. O'Connel
was unarmed, grasped the Limb Of tree
when the bear caught him by the foot, LAGER
ating the calf of the leg badly. The bea
followed him into the tree. Both fell to tn
ground, where another struggle took place
| The do, then tackled the bear, which wa
thus attracted from O'Connell, who wa
enabled to escape. 0 Connelrs wounds ar
very serious, but not necessarily fatal.